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13NoVa
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Turns out they camouflaged one big troll post as an article and I bit.JPmeyer and Carl Winter's issues, issue.
The problem with Type1 couldn't be these elitist douchbags anointing themselves the "Paragons". Writing ego stroking articles, cocky as all hell and thinking in the circle jerk of Type1 they're holding the big dick. Maybe if the old hands of type1 weren't as stuck on themselves, snickering whilst pandering to their little clicks, Type1 would see more WoTC support. But as it is the format's popularity is increasing and these ****wads need to realize their stranglehold on Vintage WILL loosen, and people's misplaced confidence in these ****-asses will cease. I really despise the entire manadrain scene.
Wrong. I joined The Mana Drain this past January. I don't even play Vintage and I've earned the respect of the community.Reverend Love wrote:
It's the good'ol boys club of Magic. Either your one of them, or your not.
Although they do have inordinately high standards of excellence when it comes to the quality of posts that they allow, it is this very characteristic that makes TMD the breeding ground for thorough, intelligent discussion about Vintage Magic. If it seems that some of the insiders are held to a lighter standard, consider that they've proven in the past that they're capable of the calibre of discussion that TMD demands. Further, they continue to offer in-depth commentary in addition to any brief comments they might make.13NoVa wrote:
1) You have to have a masters in journalism in order to post.
2) They are hypocrites.
Yes and no. I agree - they're definitely arrogant, sometimes to the point of outright poor manners - and in that regard, I am with you. I don't see their disgust with real or perceived inferiority as any grounds for the rudeness they sometimes exhibit. On the other hand, they may well be better at Magic than a great many people. If nothing else, they have a vast wealth of experience and numerous tournament victories to back up their claims of superiority. As for the quality of their ideas, maybe you're right that anybody can assemble an Oath deck. However, Meandeck and Shortbus back up their deck lists with exhaustive testing, tournament results, and discussion of the alternatives. They're not praised because they create good decks, although that's part of it. They're praised largely because of all of the ancillary material they provide with those decks.13NoVa wrote:
3) They think they are better than us.
5) They are a bunch of Arrogant Oinks.
There's nothing wrong with exclusive membership. Believe it or not, most of the good discussion occurs in the Open forum anymore. Likewise, unless something is really only relevant to the elite members of the site, it typically gets posted in the Basic User Community forum. There are ample resources at TMD for non-members. If the members of the community's upper echelon want to have a forum where they can enage in discussion only among themselves, it doesn't hurt you any. In truth, if the rest of your complaints mean anything at all, why are you even lamenting that you can't hobnob with those arrogant, hypocritical so-called masters of journalism?13NoVa wrote:
4) You need to have full membership before being able to post in all forums.
I agree, but what is your point?Originally posted by Istanbul
And yet...
One can still uphold one's standards without being a jerk.